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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30

generations of man there is no case
where it was ever known in its appro-
pirate climate to die out. The Jesuits
when they left Spain 800 years age
took the seed with them to distant and
desolate islands, and sowed it, leaving
goats to breed and live on alfalfa. to
provide for shipwrecked mariners who
might be cast upon those desolate
shores. That alfalfa is green and
fourishing yet. Cortez took it with
him to the City of Mexico. and it
fonrishes there yet. Col. E. M, Wood
travelled through Old Mexico in 1874
and purchased alfalfa for MS horses in
a field near the City of Mexico. In
1884, forty years later, he was there
again, and seeing the same field fresh
with beautiful grass, he inquired of the
same owner that previously sold him
hay, if this land had been reseeded or
fertllized, and was told that neither
had been done. A farmer at Taos,
Mexico, has field of it which he said
he had cut three heavy crops off it per
year for sixty years, and he believed
the last crop was the best he ever had.
And there are more acres in the
United States where this alfalfa will
grow and produce heavier, and equally
good crops, as any clover, than there
are acres in New England and all of
the Middle States. What mighty
destiny has the southwestern part of
the United States in the future. Alfalfa
will redeem and enrich that part of the
country where corn cannot flourish.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
The Kid at the Theater.

A child that can only squall in q
theatre is preferable to another larger
child of kind one sometimes sees.
It's.generally a female child. A female
child from its earliest days recognizes
the privileges of the sex and takes all
sorts of advantages. The mothers all
ways teach them that they are
"little girls" and the little BOYS
must not hurt them, and some Of them
in consequence become terrors early
in youth. We've seen the child that
wanders all around theater and looks
up at you and everybody with bland,
childish curiosity, and her thumb in her
mouth. She has no seat generally.
She's under age, and her father and
mother bring her to- the .theater be-
tween them, and she gets off in the
middle of the play and wanders about.
She has knack of being partial to
sweethearts. She seems to know i'm
stinctiyely when she strikes pair Of
young lovers, and she sidles up aud
swings herself on one foot and then on
the other, and the fellow. looks con-
fused and the girl pats her on the head,
hoping that'll drive her away. But it
doesn't. She accepts the familiarity
and gets on the girls knee, and the
young pair look furtiyely at one
another as if to say:
sGreat heavens! If there should be
somebody here who knows US and think
this Is eurs!h San Francisco C1sr0nicle.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
sTURGIs ADVERTISER.
CROW = HARsERD, Proprletors.
Hints for Young Izousekeepers.

6ints Iof xoung aousekeepefS.
New York Mail and Express: For
children there is nethtng better than
saffron tea for teething and fever.
A pint of mustard seed added to a
barrel Of cider will keep the liquid
sweet for an indefinite time.
Equal parts Of ammonia and turpen-
tine viii take paint out of clothing, no
matter how dry or hard it may 20.
saturate tho spot two or three times,
then wash out in soapsuds.
To set black in home colored wooden
goods SO it viii not smut, soak the col
ored goods or wool over night in sweet
milk, wiring it out and dry, then rinse
well through water. and the color will
be as fast as it can be.
Peach stains may be removed by
putting the article in boiling water be-
fore washing it. Once the suds have
touched them the stains have set and
cannot be removed.
To clean bottles, put into them some
kernels of corn and tablespoonful of
ashes;. half fill them with water and
after vigorous shaking and rinsing
you will find the bottles as good as
new.
To cure warts take an irish potato
and cut piece off the end and rub on
the wart two or three times day, cut
ting slice from the potato each time
used. Veryoften one potato is sufficient
for the cure.
A nice accessory to a closet without
drawers, suitable for laying in nice
dress, is to make one or more bags to
cover over nice dress and thus pro-
tect it from dust. These bags are made
longer than the dress skirts and button
up and are hung up by loops.
Canned fruit should always be kept
in the dark to preserve its rich color
and flavor. Tomatoes will often spoil
in glass jars, becoming thin and watery
simply from the action Of the light.
and preserves thus lose much of their
richness and flavor. Try keeping all
fruit in covered trunk or chest down
cellar. if you have no enclosed cup
board there.
To, clean black dress goods, take an
old black kid glove, cut in small pieces
and let stand over night in pirt of
soft water. In the morning add as
much water as will be needed, also
few drops of ammonia. Have the
goods well brushed, then with sponge
wet them on the right side with the
water and rub quite hard; smooth with
the hand and hang out of doors in the
shade; when nearly dry iron on the
wrong side.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
One of the Offensive Trusts.

Globe Democrat: The reported pur-
pose of the Cotton Oil Trust not to pay
It's approaching quarterly dividend is a
fattering promise of its speedy down
fall. Such gigantic concerns are
against public policy, and when aimed
at cornering the productions Of the
earth should not be tolerated. Its first
step after consolidating nearly all the
mills in the country under one manage
ment was to close about one-half OF
them, thus putting down the price of
cotton seed and putting up the price of
its manufactured products. The efforts
of the state of Louisiana to force the
trust out of business in that state failed,
but the big, inflated concern has at last
been brought to reason by an opposi-
ton company. which originated in
Philadelphia, and which during the last
twelve months has built quite num-
Der of mills. It is thus demonstrated
that the era of competition is not yet
gone.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30

relations between the United States
and Denmark was impaired from this
moment. How far this is true cannot
be known without rare penetration
into the silent dignity with which the
sturdy Danish people have borne the
bitterness of unavenged wrong, and the
calm reserve which has characterized
all intercourse between that small
but indomitable state with America
since the course Of the United States
in this transaction was fully known
and comprehended.- "a Diplo-
matte Episode" by Olive Risley Sew
ard, in Scribner's Magazine for No
vember.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
EQuEsrRIAN1sM AT THE CAPITAL

Some of the Well Known Figures FREE
quently Seen on Horseback at WASH
ington.
New York Sun: There are two citi-
zens of Washington who never miss
taking ride on d fair day. These are
George Bancroft, the historian, and A.
r. Spohiord, the librarian of Congress.
They are great chums, and ride &C cd
horses. Senator Butler, of South Car
DINA, is an excellent horseman. He
rides large iron g ay, which he had
out to-day for the first time this season.
Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, also
loves a good horse, and during the
session of congress manages to take a
canter every day. Ex-senator Warner
Miller always took ride after break
fast, mounted On small bay that looks
unable to bear its rider.
Secretary Bayard keeps two or three
fine saddle horses in his stable. and
hurries home from the state depart
ment in the ternoon to take jaunt
into the country, accompanied by his
daughters, who are good horsewomen.
Secretary Whitney is a good rider also,
and he and Mrs. Whitney are often seen
on the road in the afternoon going
toward Grasslands.. Senator Kenna,
of West Virginia, rides a good deal
and likes lots of company with him.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, keeps
his own saddle horse, and once or
twice a week takes long runs into, the
country. Congressman Turner, of
Georgia, used to rice every day after
congress had adjourned, and Com
missioner of Agriculture Colman has
taken to the habit latley solely as a
means of exercise. He ridesa sway-back
horse and rarely goes off walk.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
At 4 in the Morning.

San Francisco Chronicles: He was
leaning against the lamp post, and the
watchful guardian Of the night came
up very respectfully.
"Fine night, Mr.. Jones'"
"Bootful."
you're out rather late amt you?"
"No, no-about my usual time. -
"Are you waiting for somebody"
"No, no-going home, A little tired
that's all; little tired"
s.Pl walk down with you and see
you to your door,"
"Thank you. thank you, but there's
no need. The other side of the block
will be round this way in a moment,
and I'll just pop in when my door
comes along. Thank you. Good
night" .~
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
The Corn Crop.

There seems to be the most deter
mined efforts made by eastern papers
and eastern grain Spectators to con-
vince the public that there IS full
corn crop in the west this year. The
New York Herald, the editor of which
probably never saw half as much of
the west as Cleveland did in travelling
through it in the night, discredits the
reports of short crops. 1t says: sit
is incredible that a crop whose condi-
ton the country over averaged SO per
cent. on July 1, should in one month
have gone down to s5a, as reported by
the department of agriculture on Au-
gust l."
This man is equally ignorant of the
country, the manner of raising corn,
and the bllghting effects drouth
has on corn in the month of July
when the ears, silks and tassels should
be putting forth. forming ears and
corn. But the editor of the Farmers
Beview replies to the New York Herald
as follows:
To writer sitting in a comforta-
Bile New York newspaper effice with
rains in the country adjacent, such loss
of condition in SO short time may
seem incredible, but to dweller in
the drouth region where for six weeks
or two months there was not rainfall
sufficient to lay the dust, who saw the
pastures turn utterly brown and bare,
the wells, creeks and water courses go
dry, the corn tassels scorch and dry up
before the pollen was formed, and the
leaves fire, who saw wide assures open
in the dry earth and the leaves on the
trees prematurely dry up and fall from
the effects of drouth or heat, to such
the wonder is not that the condition of
the corn crop fell off as much as it did,
but rather that we have any crop at
all. The Kansas state board of agri-
cultures report for the month ending
June 80, 1887, said of the corn crop:
Reports show its condition to
be 100 to $50 per cent as CON-
pared with, the average for five
years" Its report of date of Sept.
10th, just at hand, says: 1.-THE area
planted last spring was $500, 40S
acres, or II per cent in excess of any
former year. Of this area 2,520,332
acres, or 40 per cent, while valuable
for fodder, will not be worth husking,
leaving 4,000,076 acres from which a
product may be expected. This acreage
we estimate will Weld 82,557, 1858 bush
els or 40 per cent. of the average an
nual product for four years. This is
equivalent to only 33 per cent. of an
average yield for the entire acreage
planted. Conditions in Kansas as
stated above by the secretary of the
state board, illustrate how the hopes of
the farmer in the corn crop have met
with disappointment. Not all the
great corn states have suffered as much
as Kansas, but all have suffered Sc
verely, and yet an eastern editor sitting
in his sanctum can sneer at the idea of
any shortage in the crop. and charge
all statements to that effect to specu-
lative influences.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
--Accompanying band Of Clayaquot I

Accompanying band Of Clayoquot In
dams at Seattle, W. T., was seen probably as
curious specimen Of unfortunate humanity
as was ever born. ItWas half man and half
bear, apparently, though with more Of the
animal than the human being about, II. Il
could not talk or walk upright. It's EXPIRES
sI6n nas thas Of bear, with particularly
wiId and restless look about she eyes,
Irving Browne, editor Of the Albany Law
journal, offsets to SENATOR IngsIs' assertion
that 8 gentleman should shave himself. Law
yeF Browne claims that the conversational q
barber Is worth the price Of shave,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
gar1n aud Bn1ase1tn1d.


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We have never concealed a prefer
ence for clean farm dairy butter over
creamery. Where q farmer has the
cows and the conveniences for making
pure butter, and has persons in milk
ing, churning and all the operations,
who have respect to cleanliness, there
is reasonable hope of getting clean,
wholesome butter; and in rare cases of
getting it with all the favor which it
should have, if the operations have
been ali right. But with creamery, it
is utterly hopeless to get clean arti-
Gle. The cream is gathered from a
hundred farm houses; and who ever
heard of hundred clean houses or a
hundred clean women in one neighbor-
hood. One is careless and slovenly in
one direction, whilst her neighbor is
actually filthy in all departments of her
house and dairy, and she has no idea
of the properties of life, or that
cleanliness is virtue. But the
cream comes from all the filth of
the stables, mixers, unclean vessels,
impure water, ill ventilated and often
sive places for setting the milk. And
yet the cream gatherer comes round
and empties the slops, the filth and the,
stencil into the can with the clean
cream and goes to the creamery and
pours the filth and impurities of hum
dred Queen MAIDS skimmings, which Is
churned into creamery butter, and IN
spected and branded as superior. 1t IS
said that if a person wants to eat his
breakfast with an appetite at hotel.
he must not pass round to the back
door and peep into the kitchen. And
we know if q man intends to support
and obey tie laws of tue State. he must
not attend the session of the Legisla-
ture. especially the last day. Soft any
one wants to eat vita zest, creamery
butter, he must not 60 the rounds with
the cream gatherer, and see what dirty
holes and filthy vessels the cream is
kept in. The grocerymen are always
informed that we prefer the chance of
one good farm dairy to the balm of a
thousand impure concerns from whence
cometh creamery butter.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
He Probably Had.

Detroit Free Press: ...Have you
heard the newsP" she queried, as they
stood waiting for the car.
s'Something speciaap' rr
Il should say so! Mrs. 49,, of our
street, is to have new sealskin this
winter"
s.N--o!''
.sTrue as you livel Isn't that aw-
fnlp'' 49,
'.WeIl, / should say it was, and
wont rest until I have my husband ex-
anime the county records and see if
they have mortgaged their place. /
must have something to take her down
with the first day she wears itr'
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
rhe Lawyer and the Cashier.

From the Atlanta Constitutions: A
bank cashier, who had stolen $50, 900
from tho bank and skipped to Cincin-
matt, went to lawyer and said:
"How can fix matters SO as to be
safe from the law p,
II will arrange to have the bank set
tie for half the amount was the
prompt reply.
When this had been done the thief
expressed his great pleasure and salts
faction and inquired:
Sand now what shall pay you for
your servicesp"
1.-THE other hall, SIR was the calm
reply.
Moral: 1t is = wonder that the law
yer left so much for the bank.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
rhe MONKS and tie Ladder.

From London Life: The Indian rail-
way officials are likely to be placed in
an embarrassing position, for not only
do English ladies demand to travel
alone, but the Buddhist monks have re-
quested to be allowed to do so likewise.
The Government of Ceylon replied to
their reverences that when any num-
Der Of monks travel together they will
be accorded every facility for not being
intruded upon, but that the railway
certainly cannot give single monk, q
carriage TO himself
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
Wife-What was il, John?
Equal to the Emergency.

Epoch: Two young ladies were driv-
ing in Central Park when their horse
took fright and dashed madly away.
80, Ethel!'' shrieked one, ''stop him,
stop him, we shall be thrown out!''
.Never mind" replied Ethel, with
set teeth and courageous grip on the
reins, s.if the worst comes to the worst
and we are thrown out, I've got a pa
per of safety pins in my pocket"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
TRICKS ON THE STAGE.
"A Thrilling Life and Death. Struggle.

ntunng Lille ana DeatnsotfuSgle.
Some time ago there was on exhibi.
ton, in New York. what was called the
.swonderful electric MANI
That wonder now says that he
vas always secretly connected with a
battery SO arranged as to defeat dis.
coyery!
Many .freaks of nature are only
freaks of deceptive skill.
Bishop, the mind-reader, so-called,
was shown to De shrewd student oil
human nature, whose reading J. Of
thought was not phenomenal.
Even so intelligent man as Robert
Dale Owen was for many years fully
persuaded that certain alleged spiritual
manifestations were genuine, but, in
the Katie King case, no eventually
found that he had been remorsely de-
ceived.
When to natural credulity is added a
somewhat easily-fred imagination,
spectres become facts, and clever tricks
realities. Z
"That man." remarked a prominen
ply stefan the other day to our re-
porter, "thinks he is sick. He is a
'hypo.' He comes here regularly three
times week for treatment There is
absolutely nothing the matter with him.
but of course every time he comes / fix
him up something
Sand he pays for itP''
Eyes, $500 visit. But what I give
him has no RENE iial power whatever.
I have to cater to his imaginary ills.
He is one of my best friends and | dare
not disappoint his fears.
An even more striking case of pro.
fessional delusion is related by w. H.
Winton, business manas er of the King
ston On Y. Freeman:
I'm 1883, Mr.. r. R., of New York,
Ca relative of late vice-president OF
the United States) was seriously i'll OF
very fatal disorder. The best phys
icians attended him, but, until the last
one was tried, he constantly grew
worse. The doctor gave him some
medicine IN two-ounce bottle. I'm
proving, he got another bottle, paying
SO for each. He was getting relief
after having used several of these mys-
.erious small bottles.
One day he laid one on his desk in
his New York Office. In the same
office friend was using remedy put
up in large bottle. By pure acct
dent it was found out that these two
bottles contained exactly the same
medicine, the two ounce vial costing
the Doctors patient 50. while his friend
paid hut $1.25 for a bottle holding over
sixteen ounces,of Warner'a safe cure
The DOCTORS services were stopped
at once, the man continued
treating himself with what
his doctor had secretly prescribed
Warmers safe cure, which finally re-
stored him to health from an attack OF
what his doctors called Bright's dis
ease.
If the leading physicians in the land
through fear of the code, will secretly
prescribe Warmers safe cure. in all
cases of kidney, liver and
general disorder, do they not
thereby confess :, their own
inability to cure it, and, by the strong
est sort of endorsement, commend that
preparation. to the public?
We hear it warmly spoken of in
every direction, and we have no doubt
whatever that it is, all things consid-
cred, the very best article of the kind
ever known.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
ToothpIoIss from Japan.

A well-known New York firm re-
Gently tried the experiment Of import
ing 10. 600 toothpieks from x ok ohama.
These sscure-dents,p as they are de-
scribed in the invoice, come in natty
little boxes containing 1000 each, in
bundles tied round with green silk.
They are cut from hard wood. have a
point at only one end, and cost So
Mexican cents thousand. Nes0 Hork
EUensssg. Sssa.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
Only a, Dream,

New York Sun: Husband Cat break
fast)-I had an awful dream last night
dear.
Wife-What was il, John?
Husband dreamed that your moth
er was out riding and the horses ran
away. just as they approached a
frightful precipice, with sheer decliv-
ity of 500 feet
Wife pale faced) oh, John, that
was awful!
Husband.-I woke up and found it
all dream. 1t was simply terrible!
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
ATfiae Too Handy.

Omaha World: ..Omaha Dame
How proud l am to know you. You
are true heroine and everybody il
talking about you.
brave Girl wish it, had never
happened. !"
g How can your just think. you
attacked burglar single handed and
held him until help arrived. The pa
pers said he was utterly FRUSTRATED by
that blow you gave him with that roll
ing PIN
!" i wish / hadn't touched him.
".Why, dearp'
Sim afraid I've spoiled my chances
Of marrying
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-11-30
Recipes.

NCSipCos
Chicken Croquetter.-Parboil a
chicken until it becomes very tender; a
year-old chicken require one and half
hours slow boiling, Place it then in a
bowl and let it gradually cool off, but
allow the sauce to continue boiling
thirty minutes. Strain and skim off
the grease which rises to the surface.
Put in a saucepan two tablespoonfuls
of butter, and when melted add three
tablespoonful of -four; thoroughly mix
and then stir in the same. Let it boil
thirty minutes. Dissect the chicken, re-
moving the skin and all bones, and cut
the meat into very small dice pieces
and STIR them into the sauce, seasoning
with salt and pepper. Beat up the
yolks of three eggs and stir swiftly into
the mixture, then remove it from the
fire, put it into pan slightly but
tered, let it cool, and then place in an
ice-box. When thus prepared it should
be made the night before it is to be
served. The next morning dip out one
tablespoonful for each croquette aud
roll in an oblong Or pyramid shape, dip
in flour, then in beaten egg and cover
with cracker dust. Fry in hot lard,
having sufficient lard in the pan to
cover the croquette. With all GRO
quettes, as rule, sauce should be
served, with chicken croquettes a
cream or tomato sauce.
Cream Sauce; Boil one pint of
cream and mix in a tablespoonful of
butter and tablespoonful of -four,
well stirred together, and let these boil
few moments, seasoning with salt; a
little cayenne pepper is also desirable.
The sauce in then prepared. i,
Tomato Sauce.-Put in saucepan a
tablespoonful of butter, one-half an
onion, a carrot cut in slices, a ham
bone or few slices of uncooked ham,
and fry them to brown color. Cut
up dozen large tomatoes and put
them into the saucepan, adding a pint
of water, a tablespoonful Of sugar; sea-
son with salt and pepper and a small
piece of whole cinnamon, and let boil
three-quarters of an hour, watching
carefully that it does not burn. Take
from the FIRE and strain. Should the
sauce be too thin place it again over
the fire till it comes to a boil, and STIR
together one tablespoonful of corn
starch with two of cold water. Pour
into the sauce, stirring briskly at the
same time. The sauce is then ready
for the chicken croquettes.
Chocolate Cream-Three-fourths of
a pound of best chocolate, two quarts
of milk, four eggs, flavoring. Boil the
milk and sweeten it to taste. Scrape
and dissolve the chocolate in a little
warm water, then add the milk gradu-
ally and mix the whole until very
smooth. Now boil it again. stirring
constantly until the chocolate is
cooked. Beat up the yolks of the eggs
and add the chocolate to them, being
careful to allow the chocolate time to
cool before adding it. Put the whole
on the fire 10 clean vessel and boil it
till it acquires the consistency of a
rich custard. Then pour it into a deep
dish. Beat up the whites of the eggs
until very light, sweeten them with
sugar and flavor with vanilla or
almond, or any other flavoring to suit
the taste. Cook them lightly over
boiling water, and ornament the top of
the cream with the mixture.